Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-30
HGuaehold.

Household.
! The crispy mornings that precede these
bright fair autumn days bring hint OF
days that will be dark and dreary, when
wint-y blasts will chill even those sur
sounded by comforts, aud will send sbiv-
eripg distress to dwell in the wretched
novels of the half clad poor. The hearts
If the charitable mourn over this destltu-
tlop, but many feel that they are unable
TO relieve a distress so universal. Large
| benevoler css are not always the most
etficl cious in allsviating distress. A con-
slant stream # ever 10 wing charity will
bring to many humble objects blessings
that g stronger current would sweep past.
It's in the power of every houst keeper to
remember the poor and minister to the
needy. There is cl thing out
grown iaot cast Off that can
be of service to the needy, and the chill
dren of the family can be taught lesson
in humani les by making them the dis
penst rs of such charity. The repsiring
and rem0dellng done by them will give
them practical lessons ia industry and
economy, as well SIS enforce the precepts
that epi lin the brotherhood of the race
That form of kindness which feeds the
hungry Is peculiarly the province OF the
housekeepeIs, and can Only be learned by
hone Il rift Picking up the fragments
hos highest sanction, ard no able super
visor II he household should fail to i'm
press upoQ those In her service that
this is ST. ictly required. 1t is The duty #
all housekeepers, worthy the name, TO in
speCt the pantries every morning
aud be thoroughly informed as to the
supply on hand, IS well as to
know experimentally how long given
quantities should last, and TO exercise
careful supervision in the disposal of
cooked food, impressipg upon the domes-
tics the fact that nothing shall be wasted.
Servants will learn to respect q woman
who brings business methods into her
housekeeping, and once convinced that
toward them she exercises no niggardli-
ness, they will readily conform TO ner
wsys.
Gathering up the fragments will, how
ever, amount 10 but little unless there be
skill in the use of them. a good cook is
one who, when 1t is necessary, can give
variety OF dishes from s few simple ms
terials, and sllow nOtaing wasted in her
department young housek keeper opce
said to the writer, awe eat SO little that
l do not know how we could get rid OF
the cold biscuits if we did not have 3
COW
AS food for cows biscuits seem rsther
t1ravsssnt, although not an utter waste
No piece OF bread ever be thrown
Iut, when too dry for toast ii can be
Drowned in the oven and rolled, max
ing excellent bresdiDg for meats baked or
fried, and when finely rolled far surpasses
nour as thickening for GRAVES. Al
English cook introduced what he called
pis "batter bucket" into an American
kitchen, and muffins, bits Of corn bread,
erusts of biscuits ard wheat bread were
crumbled into batter, aud what mufh IS
batter cakes and wsffiss We're evpived
from It's depths! q few spoonsful serving
as yeast.
Meat can be utilized in ragouts, stews,
mince- meat and soup not even bone
wasted, these last may in the economic
lire find their grave in lye bath
70 be returned as soap, or buried
st the foot OF vines and
trees stimulating the fruit growth.
There is perhaps no better form of benev-
olence than to teach the wives Of the poor
these small economies. Once having
, learned, let the kind housekeeper take
into her kitchen some of these and give
them practical lesson in soup making,
showing that little of this and that, the
, left-overs of a previous dinner, will give
food appetiziDg and nutritious if put in
, the crucible of the soup kettle. A knowl
edge Of this kind of cookery is also avail
able in usiug the inf riOr parts OF me-
mot inferior meat that do not command
the high prices Of TIE best cuts. These
. details, petty IS some regsrd them, are
worthy of attention, and TO this womeI
, who rule well their household, whose
husbands can never complain OF Ill
Z kent houses or of csrelessly resreC
children, owe much of their success
2 To the successful msn no detail is inslg
nincsnt, and the minutest receives i'll
| modicum of supervision and care, so II II
10 the household, wheel within wheel, {
Q single misplaced or broken cog snd the
3 machinery is sjar, ceasiug TO gllde IN
smooth and nolseless way. win tnes'
: desultory thoughts sre submitted few
D recipes thst may be Of service to those
who sre novices or have never tried
: their skill in these small economies:
! RECIPES.
Parsnip Fritters-Msny consider TIL
5 the best way of cooklEg psrsnips: Boi
tender aud mash very smooth, removing
carefully the strings or woody portions
G For three or four psrsnips allow W.
e oesten eggs, three tsbiespoopfuls o
cream, one tablespoonful OF melted but
e ter and teaspoonful Of salt. Stir in
q very little -four, and fry either IS ritter
J. or griddle- cakes.
EscalIoped Cabbage-Boil very tender
It drain well and chop up. Put in dee
n dish a layer OF cabbage with chopHli
IS boiled egg, then layer OF this dressinE
Half pint Oh milk thickeneo with tw
It tablespoons Of f3ur, and seasoned Wit
i pepper and salt. Add teacup OF crate